Shield for windows of railway-cars.



J; WARD. SHIELD FOB. WINDOWS 0F RAILWAY CARS. APPLIOATION FILED 001-21,1911.

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v Patented Mar. 26-," 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I JOHN A. WARD, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHIELD FOR WINDOWSOF RATLWAY CARS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 11 26, 19 12 Application filedOctober 27, 1911.

Serial No. 657,119.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN A. WARD, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShields for Windows of Railway- Cars, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to shields for the windows of railway cars, andthe primary object of my invention is to furnish the sides of a railwaycar with adjustable shields arranged in a manner that permits of saidshields being simultaneously adjusted to a. desired angle to deflectcinders, smoke or the forces of nature away from the opening of awindow.

Another object of my invention is to furnish a car with adjustablewindow shields that will insure the comfort of a person sitting besidean open window.

A further object of this invention is to provide window shields that aresimple in construction, durable, easily to install upon various types ofrailway passenger cars and highly efficient for the purposes for whichthey are intended.

With the above and other objects in View the invent-ion resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views in which s Figure 1 isa side elevation of a portion of a passenger car provided with theshields. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the car.Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan of the adjusting mechanism of the shield, andFig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the movable oradjustable shields.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a portion of a car having windows 2separated by columns or pilasters 3. Located above the windows is alongitudinal stationary angularly disposed shield or deflector 4,extending from one end of the car to the op posite end thereof. Thestationary shield is suitably secured to the outer side of the car andsuitably connected to the columns 3 are vertically alining barrels 5 toreceive pivot pins 6 employed for holding the barrels 7 of movable oradjustable shields 8. The shields 8 are vertically disposed andcorrespond in depth to the window frames, said shields having the upperends thereof, at the inner edges, provided with extensions 9 that extendupwardly under the stationary shield 4. The extensions 9 prevent cindersand the forces of nature from passing over the movable shields 8, underthe stationary shield 4. The cinders being blown up wardly under theshield 4 it is impossible for the cinders to pass over the shield 8 andin all probability through the opening of a window frame. Furthermore,the extensions 9 have the advantage of preventing water from passingalong the upper edges of the shields 8 and down on to the pivoted barelsor hinges of the shields.

Riveted or otherwise connected to the upper ends of the shields 8, as at10 are the lower forked ends 11 of vertical rods 12. The upper ends oftherods 12 are loosely arranged in apertured lugs 13 carried by sleeves14 arranged upon a shifting rod 15. The shifting rod 15 extendingthrough slots 16 provided therefor'in brackets 17, suitably secured, asat 18 to the side of the car above the stationary shield 4:.

The under side of the rod 15, at one end thereof is provided with a rack19 meshing with a wide pinion 20 revolubly mounted upon a stem 21,carried by the side of the car. One side of the pinion 20 has a ratchetwheel 22 and engaging said ratchet wheel is a pivot pawl 23 carried bythe side of the car. The opposite side of the pinion 20 has arectangular stem 24 whereby a wrench or crank (not shown) can be placedin engagement with the pinion to revolve the same. The pawl 23 isemployed for locking the pinion 20 after it has been adjusted.

The brakeman or porter ofa train can easily operate the pinion 20 fromthe platform of the car, either at a station or when the train is enroute. In some instances the adjusting mechanism carried by the car canbe located at both ends thereof for the convenience of a brakeman orporter.

It is thought that the operation and utility of the shields will beapparent without further description and while in the drawing there isillustrated a preferred embodithat the structural elements aresusceptible to such variations as fall Within the scope of the appendedclaims.

' \Vhat I claim is 1. In a shield for railway cars, the com binationWith a car, of an angularly dis posed longitudinal stationary shieldarranged above the Window frames of said car, adjustable shieldspivotally connected to the sides of said car, betvveen the Windoivsthereof, extensions carried by the upper ends of said shields andextending upwardly under said stationary shield, and means including ashiftable rod, and rack and pinion for adjusting said movable shields.

2. The combination with a car, of a stationary shield arranged above theWindow frames thereof, movable shields pivotally connected to the sideof said car, between the Windows thereof, vertical rods carried by theupper ends of said shields, a longitudinal shiftable rod supported bythe side of said car and having connection With the rods of said movableshields, and means located at the end of said car and including a rack,pinion and ratchet Wheel for holding said shiftable rod in adjustedposition.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

JOHN A. WVARD. Witnesses:

MAX H. SROLOVITZ, CHRISTINA T. HOOD.

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Washington, D. C.

